Utopia (2014)

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 7, 2014
User Score
4.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
  3. Negative: 17 out of 33

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  1. Krogg
    Sep 22, 2014
    4
    Tired of this formula. It's like show execs these days sit around a table coming up good ideas but just executing them so poorly. "Hey, lets throw a bunch of people that are polar opposites into a cage with a chicken leg and watch the hilarity unfold." The concept in and of itself is good. But why populate Utopia with people that'll just clearly clash? I get it, you want the drama. ButTired of this formula. It's like show execs these days sit around a table coming up good ideas but just executing them so poorly. "Hey, lets throw a bunch of people that are polar opposites into a cage with a chicken leg and watch the hilarity unfold." The concept in and of itself is good. But why populate Utopia with people that'll just clearly clash? I get it, you want the drama. But it's old, stale, etc... evolve.… Expand
  2. bbergman
    Sep 23, 2014
    5
    This could have been really great, if they had shown positive sides to people. As it is, I have to assume the producers picked the 15 most contentious people they could find, and chose them for the start. Honestly, I need a positive show with some drama, some reality, some positive messages and some fun people. I do not need the fighting and language, and it seems like they just set theThis could have been really great, if they had shown positive sides to people. As it is, I have to assume the producers picked the 15 most contentious people they could find, and chose them for the start. Honestly, I need a positive show with some drama, some reality, some positive messages and some fun people. I do not need the fighting and language, and it seems like they just set the initial cast up for that reason alone.

    I had hoped this was Kid Nation for adults, but it's far worse than I expected. My only hope is that the new blood will eventually bring in the positive vibes. If not, and it deteriorates again, I'm outta here. My wife is already outta there. I can take it a few more weeks, I think.

    By the way, that Bella woman is absolutely insane. She needs help, not a TV show.    … Expand
  3. rayjimnik
    Oct 22, 2014
    5
    I want to know why the Huntress is busy shooting hay bails and not shooting any game for them, red was a pain in the ass but was very useful, he went out and got a Deer...
    The one girl that never worked should have been kicked off, a bit of a whore!!
    It is fun watching them all argue over the lamest things, a poor example of how not to make things work.

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Metascore
38

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Sep 11, 2014
    30
    Fox executives could have saved substantial production costs and achieved basically the same boring result by filming 14 randy monkeys in a cage containing only 10 bananas.
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  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: Willa Paskin
    Sep 10, 2014
    40
    Even as Utopia promises to never, ever live up to its name, its funhouse-mirror reflections of the fault lines--religion, class, politics--in our own larger, obviously imperfect society make for fascinating TV, if only occasionally.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Sep 8, 2014
    30
    While raw and weird have certainly yielded dividends in the past, please let’s not kid ourselves: If Utopia has any legs at all, it will as a cable-style freakshow, not some grand “experiment” in democracy.
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